While striving to create sustainable and responsible practices, you need to emphasize the "people" aspect of this framework.
A good corporate social responsibility program gives you bragging rights you shouldn't overlook.
The pressure for brands to be socially responsible has never been greater. There’s a new focus on what businesses are…
This post is part of a new series that highlights ways to keep up with impact-related issues through social media.
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Personal ethics can be a guiding factor for graduates considering job offers
Do companies have a responsibility beyond their core business to ensure the individual health and well-being of people? Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) just issued a report, A New CSR Frontier: Business and Population Health. BSR’s research shows “that the nation’s largest companies face increasing pressure to improve health outcomes by promoting wellness and prevention—not only...
'Is the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Profession the Job of the Future?' blog post by Nikos Avlonas.
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A member of the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business wants to take on more community leadership, but must also pay attention to the bottom line.
The question for companies is not whether they measure their efforts, but how they measure what matters most to their stakeholders.
As vice brands become more mainstream, they’re trying to give back. Big charities often don’t want the money.
An integrated approach to corporate responsibility and diversity and inclusiveness can help achieve business goals.
All paid leave plans come with trade-offs. Policymakers should keep this in mind and recognize that Americans want to honor moms and help families by expanding access to paid leave benefits, but they also want to preserve flexibility, personal responsibility and fairness for everyone.
Moral courage is the required leadership ingredient and responsibility to empower good leaders and prevent bad leaders. Emboldening moral courage is the challenge.
The American Heart Association explains Life's Simple 7 keys to prevention of heart disease and how a few simple changes can help you avoid such a diagnosis in the first place.
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Metabolic syndrome, which includes high blood pressure and obesity, increases with age, researchers say